The German language has many virtues. Its sentences can be long, allowing you to ramble, there appears to be a noun for every state of being you could dream up, and you can speak and clear your throat of phlegm at the same time. But folks, "cute" is usually not how you'd describe it.
Ever since Knut became the object of public fascination a year ago, vids of adorable baby polar bears have proliferated across the net. But these babes grow up fast and, especially in Knut's case, we see their more aggressive (teenager much?) instincts take over. Can these teddies be trusted as adults?
Remember Flocke? She's no longer the itty-bitty-teddy we met three months ago. Girlfriend's grown up and she's strutting her stuff.
Look familiar? She should. Not too long ago, we watched Flocke (German for snowflake) sleep and snore away her first few weeks in a Nuremberg zoo.
Remember the sleepy polar bear we met last week? Well, the photos didn't reveal that this month-old little gal is quite the energetic napper. She fidgets, she snores, and when a nightmare strikes, her little paws pick up the pace.
This little polar bear looks mighty tuckered out. Maybe the sequence was: eat and then nappy time. Or perhaps, nappy time, and then eat.
Hey Mr. Polar Bear, bust the Cabbage Patch Doll and I'll really be impressed!
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Mommy didn't love him, but the world sure does! Not only has Knut landed himself on the cover of Vanity Fair, but he's the inspiration for Germany's new hit song titled "Knut Ist Gut." That is, "Knut Is Good."
Stephen Colbert weighs in on the Knut controversy and, unlike the rest of us, he's not fooled by the baby polar bear's current cuteness -if his teddy-bear like face is out of sight, that is!